dessalage
\dɛ.sa.laʒ\
The verdict
“dessalage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de dessaler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dessalage · dessalage · French
dessalage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dessalage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dɛ.sa.laʒ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dessalage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dessalage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɛ.sa.laʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dessalage, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is dessalage, spelled D-E-S-S-A-L-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Action de dessaler.
- 2Élimination des sels minéraux, généralement des chlorures, présents dans les charges d’alimentation avant le raffinage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dessalage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais il ne suffit pas de jeter la morue dans un récipient rempli d'eau pour assurer un dessalage convenable. Elle ne doit pas reposer sur le fond du récipient, au risque de stagner dans une eau où le sel viendra se déposer.
Le dessalage du pétrole brut est une opération essentielle en raffinerie, car elle conditionne la bonne (ou moins bonne) marche des traitements «aval». En effet, un mauvais dessalage a des conséquences directes sur le fonctionnement de la tour de distillation atmosphérique : […].
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.